Jungle Raiders (1985 film)

1985 film by Antonio Margheriti

Christopher Connelly
Mary Costa
Lee Van Cleef

CinematographyGuglielmo Mancori^[1]Edited byAlberto Moriani^[1]Music byCarl Taormina^[1]

Production
company

L'Immagine^[1]

Distributed byVariety Distribution

Release date

1985 (1985)

CountryItaly^[2]

Jungle Raiders (Italian: La leggenda del rubino malese, lit. 'Legend of the Malaysian ruby') is a 1985 adventure film directed by Antonio Margheriti.^[1]^[2] The film stars Christopher Connelly and Lee Van Cleef.

Plot

Captain Yankee (Christopher Connelly) and his friend make a living by selling fake adventure dreams to rich foreigners. With the help of some natives they let their rich clients think they have lived fantastic adventures. One day a Colombian museum director arrives to search for a fabulous "ruby of doom," and Captain Yankee is blackmailed into accepting the task.

Cast

Christopher Connelly as Captain Yankee
Lee Van Cleef as Warren
Marina Costa as Maria Janez
Luciano Pigozzi as Gin Fizz (as Alan Collins)
Dario Pontonutti
Mike Monty
Rene Abadeza as Alain

Releases

Jungle Raiders was released in 1985.^[3]

Reception

In a retrospective review, Jeremy Wheeler (AllMovie) described the film as "Raiders of the Lost Ark rip-off that did its homework," noting that it directly stole dialogue and scenes from the film, including the snake pit scene and a kidnapping in an open market with laundry baskets. The review concluded to not "expect much else from this cheap Italian knock-off."^[2]

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "La leggenda del rubino malese (1985)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved April 4, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wheeler.
^ Curti 2019, p. 103.

Sources

Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.
Wheeler, Jeremy. "Hunters of the Golden Cobra (1984)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2024.